Ryan Pugh

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Ryan Pugh

The Clarion Area School Board unanimously passed the district’s preliminary operating budget for the 2025-26 school year during its May 13 regular public meeting, which sets the stage for final approval later this month. However, during the discussion of the budget at the May 6 work session, board member Theron Miles questioned board secretary Jill Spence about the district’s financial health going forward.

3 weeks ago | theclarionnews.com | Ryan Pugh

FOXBURG -- The proposed Fox-Hunt Community Park that will be situated between the Foxburg Bridge, Railroad Street and the Allegheny River in Foxburg is still in the planning stages which should come as good news after Foxburg Borough Council members pointed outs some flaws regarding the park’s design at the council’s regular meeting May 12.

3 weeks ago | theclarionnews.com | Ryan Pugh

CLARION -- The Clarion Area School Board unanimously passed the district’s preliminary operating budget for the 2025-26 school year at its regular meeting May 13. However, during the discussion of the budget at the board’s work session May 6, board member Theron Miles questioned board secretary Jill Spence about the district’s financial health going forward.

4 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Ryan Pugh

Completing Phase 2 of the Clarion Community Center on Second Avenue renovation has encountered stumbling blocks, including finding a permanent tenant building as well as getting the necessary funding to complete the second phase of the project. Clarion County Housing Authority Executive Director Penny Campbell informed the Clarion County Housing and Community Development Corp. board at its meeting late last month that one of those hurdles might be getting cleared directly.

1 month ago | theclarionnews.com | Ryan Pugh

I can honestly say, if there is one thing I have an affinity for it is mass media entertainment and part of my mass media love is movies. However, I am not one of those cinephiles who looks down on people who like movies that aren’t critically acclaimed. Like if your favorite movie is something the critics trashed like the movie “Celtic Pride”, I’m not going to hold it against you. There is a writer Chuck Klosterman who derides those who like things that are popular in the mainstream.